kick somebody upstairs
成語所屬單字kick
kick somebody upstairs — 慣用語
1. To promote someone to a position that seems important but has less real power.
1.慣用語
釋義
明升暗降
To promote someone to a position that seems important but has less real power.
例句
The company kicked the troublesome manager upstairs to a vice president role.
They kicked him upstairs to get him out of the way.